Now what can you do to help reduce your carbon footprint? Let's start with some minor changes you can make to your lifestyle. Try to reduce the amount of water you use in your household, this can look like taking shorter showers even by a few minutes and not leaving the water running while you brush your teeth, shave or scrub your hands. You can also try to use less electricity by letting in natural light as much as possible and leaving lights off in rooms that are not being used. Even taking the bus or biking once a week instead of going by car can greatly reduce your carbon footprint. If your city has it, recycle as much material that can be recycled. Sadly, not all cities in the United States offer recycling, so if you can recycle do it. Overall trying not to waste things like food, materials and other resources can help limit waste. These are all examples of easy things most people can do each day. Another way to reduce your carbon footprint is to shop for used clothing when possible. According to the BBC, fashion accounts for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. You might not be able to shop 2nd hand all the time but when you can it helps the planet and saves you money. According to the BBC, if people ate fruits and vegetables that are in season and less meat and dairy, it would reduce our carbon footprint. Here are a few other things you can do that will greatly help but might not work for everyone. You can buy an electric car or a hybrid instead of a gas guzzling machine. Or choose not to own a car at all and bike or use public transportation instead. You can invest in solar panels for your house to save on electricity. Solar panels are a great investment to save on electricity and good for the environment.